Boudin king cake in Lafayette has gone viral, newspaper reports

The Daily Advertiser has reported on a Lafayette man's new king cake filled with boudin and topped with crumbs of crackling and Steen's cane syrup. Within a day of posting a photo, he received hundreds of orders from all over the country.

Robert Carriker, who teaches history at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and who rates Cajun-country boudin and king cakes on his websites boudinlink.com and kingcaker.com, has partnered with a local bakery. Twins Burgers and Sweets will produce the king cakes.

"It says Louisiana all over it," Twins co-owner Billy Guilbeaux said.

Earl's Cajun Market, which is providing the cracklins and boudin used in the king cakes, is selling them at retail.

As one might expect, the king cakes will not be low-cost, and overnight frozen shipping might be as much as the price. A small is $27.99, and a large, which feeds 18-25 people, is $46.99. Orders: 337.268.9488.